Voting - plugins not included in the installation file

[Pako]

I decided to start a new topic. I think it will be more transparent.
EDIT 2011-02-10: All links to old forum http://www.eventghost.org/forum/ changed to new forum http://www.eventghost.net/forum/
EDIT 2011-01-05: Added plugin TCPEvents
EDIT 2011-01-02: Added plugin New way to get MCE Remote signals in EG (for Vista/Win7)

Remote Receivers:
New way to get MCE Remote signals in EG (for Vista/Win7)
EG Plugin mod for Remote Touch DS (TCP and UDP Listeners)
Technotrend C-1501 Remote
USB IR Remote Receiver (for Portisch - HW)
Support for Asus 713x TV Tuner remote
USB Infrared Toy support
SoundGraph iMON HID plugin
Remote Plugin for TechnoTrend TV card remotes
CM11A X10 (serial)

Program Control:
XBMC Event Receiver
XBMCRepeat XBMC plugin based on the official plugin
Windows Media Center (MCE) - Beta
Vista Media Center Controller
XMPlay
Winamp Album List Plugin
Splash Lite
MV2 Player plugin
KMPlayer
Spotify
Fomine LAN Chat
Weather Information
XMPP Client
Exchange events with NetHomeServer

External Equipments:
HAI Omnistat RC-1000 Plugin
Plugin for BeyondTV
Homeseer
Homeseer Plugin
OnkyoISCP plugin
Samsung TV's
Cambridge Audio amplifiers
KMK USB 5 Input 8 Output Channels Controller
Velleman k8055 USB board
USB-RLY08 (USB 8 Relais Module)
LG 42PQ10, 50PQ10, 50PS11, 60PS11, 42PQ12, 50PQ12 plugin
DirecTV HR20
Squeezebox Server (former SqueezeCenter)
Mitsubishi LT249 LCD Television
Pioneer Pro-1140HD RS232
Cambridge Audio AV Receiver
Lumagen Vision DVI/HDP
Rain8
Lutron Homeworks
Lutron RadioRa2
Insteon ISY-26 Ethernet Controller (by Universal Devices)
xPL
RFXCOM for xPL
Dovado UMR 3G router with SMS and Tellstick actions
FRITZ!Box CallMonitor
FHZ 1300 PC
MIDI Input

Other:
TCPEvents
smooth volume change
process monitoring plugin
taskbar control
Egg Taking Control (eggtok)
Parallel Port Pins High/Low
Remote event mapper
Application Observer
SchedulGhost
Scheduler
SunTracker - with moving ghost
Standby
Ping
Dynamic Webserver (variable processing)

I present to discuss the promised list of plugins that are currently not included in the installation file.
It is possible that:
1. The list is not comprehensive (I could easily miss a post)
2. I put a plugin into the wrong category
3. Some plugins already included in the installation file and I have not noticed it.
I please to notice any shortcomings.

It is clear that incorporate so many new plugins into the installation file, would not be beneficial.
I suggest this method of decision:
1. Everyone can give one positive or a negative vote to any (even all) of these plugins
2. After three weeks, we count the votes. Any plugin that will be more positive than negative votes will be saved to a temporary SVN branches and incorporated into the installation file.

Of course, you can suggest a different method of decision.

Pako

[stottle]

I'd like the MceRemote_Vista plugin (here) added.

To be honest, I think that we have a handful of regulars, but aside from them there aren't a lot of people watching these threads. So I think the response here will be limited (I hope I'm wrong). I think you (Pako) should add any plugins you think should be added. Any plugins requested by users with more the 10 posts (or maybe just anybody) should also be added as well. When you have a version on SVN you want me to build, just let me know.

Brett

[jonib]

Positive vote for these:
Remote Plugin for TechnoTrend TV card remotes
Remote event mapper
XBMCRepeat XBMC plugin based on the official plugin (I might be biased)

If XBMCRepeat is to be added I feel it should be named XBMC2 or something as XBMCRepeat was just a quick name to separate it from the default XBMC plugin.

jonib

[stottle]

I ask out of ignorance, but should the XBMCRepeat plugin replace the EG XBMC plugin? That is, instead of having two plugins, just have jonib's.

Brett

[jinxdone]

My votes;
+ XBMC Repeat plugin. I agree with stottle -- it would be better if we replace the old one with jonib's XBMC Repeat plugin.
+ Remote event mapper

I looked at the number of download for some of the plugins and these ones seem quite popular, so it would make sense to include them on that basis:
+ KMplayer
+ Samsung TV's
+ Soundgraph iMON HID
+ Dynamic Webserver

Possibly VMC and MCE Beta plugins should be included also, but since I don't use either of them I'm not sure if they work straight-out-of-the-box for most people or do they require additional software / setting up?

-jinxdone

[jitterjames]

I would also like to see an updated version of the sony ps3 bd remote plugin.

Add my vote for the mce/vista/win7 remote.

I wonder if the new xbmc plugin still uses the xbmc eventclient / eventserver mode. If if doesn't then maybe we should keep both. In other words, the old xbmc plugin should only be replaced if it is fully contained within (i.e. a subset of) the new xbmc plugin.

I think the new plugin uses the http api to add more command flexibility and maybe is moving to using JSON for some commands, but the eventclient mode for buttons used in the older version uses udp broadcasts and is supposed to be much faster than using the webserver for simple button / key presses.

Thanks Pako

[jonib]

I only see two things to consider if to replace the old XBMC plugin with my XBMCRepeat plugin.
People using the old plugin would get a bunch of errors, that they might not know is because the plugin has changed when updating EventGhost.
People might perceive my plugin more complex to configure because it's different and has a lot more actions.
I don't know if these concerns are real.

I wonder if the new xbmc plugin still uses the xbmc eventclient / eventserver mode. If if doesn't then maybe we should keep both. In other words, the old xbmc plugin should only be replaced if it is fully contained within (i.e. a subset of) the new xbmc plugin.

My XBMC plugin is using the eventclient mode for the normal buttons/actions same as the old plugin. So it's a non-compatible super-set.

I think the new plugin uses the http api to add more command flexibility and maybe is moving to using JSON for some commands, but the eventclient mode for buttons used in the older version uses udp broadcasts and is supposed to be much faster than using the webserver for simple button / key presses.

Yes I'm working on HTTPAPI and JSON, but those are only extensions, unless XBMC stops supporting the eventclient mode. And I will try to support all ways for external control that XBMC allows.

jonib

[jitterjames]

excellent. Well, then it seems obvious that your new plugin should replace the old one!

[kalia]

My votes:

Weather
XBMC Repeat (I just started using it)
SchedulGhost
Dynamic Webserver (variable processing)

Updated Sony PS3 BD remote plugin that works with MS Bluetooth stack (if it exists).
Updated OSE and OSM.

[Livin]

my vote...

Remote Receivers:
New way to get MCE Remote signals in EG (for Vista/Win7)

Program Control:
XBMC Event Receiver
XBMCRepeat XBMC plugin based on the official plugin
Windows Media Center (MCE) - Beta
Weather Information

External Equipments:
Homeseer
Homeseer Plugin
OnkyoISCP plugin
Samsung TV's
Cambridge Audio amplifiers
LG 42PQ10, 50PQ10, 50PS11, 60PS11, 42PQ12, 50PQ12 plugin
Rain8


Other:
process monitoring plugin
Remote event mapper
SchedulGhost
Scheduler
SunTracker - with moving ghost
Ping
Dynamic Webserver (variable processing)

[miljbee]

I think those should be bundled with eg :
X10 CM11a
XBMCRepeat
xPL
RFXCOM for xPL
Scheduler
Dynamic Webserver

Although I am the author of the ping plugin, I don't think it shoud be added because both versions have some serious problems. I am currently rewritting it as an external app (release planned soon)

Regarding the Dynamic webserver, it should replace the actual webserver which is more limited. But it would be great if a skilled python develloper could make it faster and explain precisely how to have special chars in the html files. I never managed to get it working with accentuated chars.

Also, recently, I posted in the general forum a new plugin : TCPEvents. I think it could replace the network event sender and receiver. It has been designed to be fully compatible with the old network event receiver/sender. It can do more things. It will have its corresponding class in C# and probably in Java.

Finally, I would like to thank you pako for your great work to keep eventGhost alive.

[jitterjames]

+1 for Dynamic Webserver

[jitterjames]

Also, recently, I posted in the general forum a new plugin : TCPEvents. I think it could replace the network event sender and receiver. It has been designed to be fully compatible with the old network event receiver/sender. It can do more things. It will have its corresponding class in C# and probably in Java.

a little off topic (sorry) but that sounds great, especially the concept of providing a c# class. Any eta on that? It would be lovely to have this as part of the standard package if it is stable.

[miljbee]

Any eta on that

It's currently running. The code needs a little clean up. At the moment I am running it in my prod conf and wait for it to crash ! If it doesn't happen shortly, it will be released inside my Ping App in the next days.

[abraxxa]

I've been wondering what the XBMCRepeat plugin is, will try tomorrow.
For my the XBMC plugin bundled with EventGhost works flawless.

+ OnkyoISCP (i'm biased )
+ newer version of PS3 BD Remote (I'm getting errors now and then)